Apparatus for carbonating and bottling malt liquids



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. C. SAW:

APPARATUS FOR CARBONATING AND BOTTLING MALT LIQUIDS.

o. 601,735 A Patented Apr.. 5, 1898.

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} G. SAW; APPARATUS FOR GARBONATING AND BOTTLING MALI LIQUIDS.

No. 601,735. PaJtentedA Ix-E, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES SAW, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS FOR CARBONATING AND BOTTLING MALT LIQUIDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601 ,735, dated April 5, 1898. Application filed January 22, 1897.- Serial No. 620,188- (No model.)

T aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES SAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Carbonatin g and Bottling Malt Liquors, of which the following is'a specification.

My invention has relation to an apparatus for the carbonating and bottling of malt and similar liquids whereby foaming and loss of liquids are prevented and the operation is performed simply and quickly, and in such general connection it relates to the construction and arrangement of such an apparatus.

The principal objects of my invention are, first, to provide an apparatus for the carbonatin g andbottling of liquids wherein the liq uid is first thoroughly mixed and agitated with the gas, after which the liquid is stilled by screening and then forced under pressure into the bottle, wherein the air has been first exhausted and in which a constant pressure of gas is uniformly maintained; second,

to provide, in an apparatus for carbonating" and bottling malt liquids, a carbonator consisting of a shell or drum divided longitudinally bya transverse partition into twocompartments, the one portion of the partition being perforated to permit the liquid to flow from one compartment into the other; third, to provide in such an apparatus,in connection with the carbonator, a bottling-table and its nozzle, a delivery-pipe leading from that portionof the carbonator wherein the screened liquid is containedto the nozzle and terminating within the nozzle in a conical screen or rose adapted to direct the liquid against the Walls of the nozzle, so that the liquid will be delivered to the bottle in afilmy condition; fourth, to provide in suchan apparatus, in connection with the carbonator, the bottlingtable,bottling-nozzle, and pipe connection between the carbonator and nozzle, and a reservoir connected with the nozzle and adapted to be filled with excess of gas from the bottle, whereby a constantand uniform pressure within the bottle may be maintained, and,

, fifth, to provide in such an apparatus a sprin gcontrolled check-valve located in the deliverypipe to the nozzle and a similar valve located in the pipe leading from the nozzle to the gasreservoir" and a lever adapted to open either Valve independently of the other. I

My invention consists of an apparatus for carbonating and bottling malt liquids constructed and arranged in substantially the manner hereinafter described.

The nature, scope, and characteristic features of my invention will be more fully understood from the following description, taken inconneotion with the accompanying drawvings, forming part hereof, in whichwith respect thereto. Fig. 5 is a top or plan view of Fig. 4, partly sectioned; and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section, enlarged, of the conical rose onthe end of the delivery-pipe.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the pump, of ordinary construction,with the beerpipe at and gas-pipe a entering at one end thereof and the discharge-pipe at delivering the mixed liquid and gas from theother end. The pipe a discharges from the pump A into one end of a carbonator B. The longitudinal center of this carbonator is traversed by .a shaft 17, one end of which is provided with agitating-blades b. The shaft b is journaled, as at 17 in the ends of the carbonator and is adapted to be revolved by pulleys 6 connected with a power-shaft by suitable means. (Not shown.) The carbonator B by preference is made in two parts suitably united togetherby preference with bolts b Within the carbonator and at that end opposite to that in which the pipe (1 enters is arranged a partition d, which divides the carbonator B into two chambers d and d in only one of which, d, the mixed liquid and gas enter through pipe (1 and in which-the mixture is agitated by the blades 5 of the shaft 5. Y The partition d by preference is arranged obliquely in the carbonator, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2,

and its upper half is perforated, as at (1 to tor to prevent the drawing off of sediment,.

&c., and the pipe 6 enters the nozzle D in substantially a horizontal position.

Referring now to Fig. 4, the nozzle D consists, essentially, of the parts hereinafter described. The nozzle consists of a verticallyarranged tube or sleeve f, the upper end of which is conical, as at f, and adapted to receive a cork The lower end of this sleeve f is enlarged to receive an elastic cushion or washer f which is secured to the sleeve by a ring f. This cushion f is bell-shaped or flaring at its lowerend and is adapted to fit tightly down upon the mouth of the bottle f which is supported upon the bottling-table E. The nozzle D and its tube f are adapted to be moved toward or away from the table E in the ordinary manner by means of the treadle E, which operates, through the frame E and crossbar E a cross-bar E within which the nozzle D is supported, as shown in Fig. 1. Preferably at right angles to the tube fis a second tube or stud g, communicating with the interior of the tube f by means of the downwardly-projecting opening or port g. In the open end of this tube g is placed a conical-shaped rose or strainer-cap h, as illustrated in Fig. 6, the perforations in which are arranged so that liquid entering the cap his directed toward or against the inner wall of the tube g, as indicated by the arrows in Figs. 4 and 6. This cap is fitted 'on the end of the pipe e, leading from the carbonator B, which pipe is secured to the tube g by means of the screw-ring g substantially as shown in Fig. 4:. The pipe e is provided near the tube 9 with a check-valve h, the stem 77. of which is preferably under the tension of a spring 7?, serving. normally to close the valve h upon its seat, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. From the tube f and at the connection of the tube g therewith is formed a second tube 70, having an upwardly-projecting opening or port is, entering the tube f above the port g of the tube g. From the tube extends a pipe m, having a check-valve m, whose stem m is surrounded by a spring m which holds the valve upon its seat in a manner similar to that of the valve h and as indicated in Fig. 5. The stems 7L2 and m of valves h and m project toward each other, and between the stems is arranged a lever 02, pivoted, as at n, to the tube f and having at its free end a handle n When the lever 92 is moved toward the valve h, it acts against the stem 7L2 and off into the pipe 8.

f as indicated in Fig. 4.

opens the valveh against the influence of a spring 7L3. WVhen the lever is moved toward the valve m, it serves to open said valve by depressing the stem m against the tension of the spring m The pipe on enters or discharges into a reservoir 0, the lower end of which is provided with a safety-valve 0' and also with a pipe 0 leading to a keg or other suitable receptacle 0 On the reservoir 0 is also placed the pressure-gage 0 by means of which the operator may ascertain the pressure of gas within said reservoir. The carbonator B is also provided with a pressure gage B and sight-glass 13 as illustrated in Fig. 1, and it has also a pipe 13?, whereby carbonic-acid gas may be introduced directly into the carbonator.

The cork f which is first introduced into the conical end f of the tube f, is forced downward from said end through the tube and into the mouth of the bottle f by a plunger 19, carried by the frame 13, operated by a handle or lever 12 in the ordinary and well-known way. By making the end f of the tube conical any moisture on or in the cork f is forced outward away from the tube f during the passage of the cork into the straight portion of said tube. In this arrangement no water can enter the bottle f The operation of the apparatus is as follows: A mixture of the liquid and carbonicacid gas is pumped into the carbonator B, in the chamber (1 in which it is further mixed by the agitators or paddles b. The liquid rises in the chamber d until it reaches the perforations d of the partition (1, through which it percolates and flows downward on the partition into the chamber (1 In this chamber the liquid, though mixed with gas, is still and has hardly any perceptible head or bead. The stilled liquid is now drawn Then the first bottle is to be filled, or rather if the reservoir 0 contains no carbonic-acid gas, the bottle is placed on the table, the nozzle D is lowered by the treadle E, and the valve h in pipe 6 is opened by the lever-arm n. The liquid from the chamber d is then forced into the bottle, it being directed against the walls of tube g and of tube f and against the walls of the bottle The bottle will be first half-filled, and then the operator by moving the lever-arm n in the other direction permits the valve 72. to close and at the same time opens the valve m, controlling the outlet of gas and air from the nozzle D into the reservoir 0. When this has been done, the lever n is moved in a reverse direction. The valve m is thereby closed and the valve It opened to permit the liquid to again enter and to fill the bottle f When the bottle is filled, the lever-arm n is moved to a position where neither valve-stem 7L or m is operated, and both valves h--and m are closed. The plunger 13 is now depressed and the cork forced into the bottle. When the next bottle is to be filled, the nozzle D is depressed by the treadle E and the valve m is first opened by v the lever-arm n and held open until the bottle is filled with carbonic-acid gas, which, be ing heavier than air, drives the air out into tube f, from which it may escape by slightly easing up the treadle E to permit the springs E to lift the nozzle D slightly from the mouth of the bottle and then again depressing the nozzle D down upon the bottle. The bottle is filled with carbonic-acid gas from the reservoir 0, but not under pressure. The valve h is now opened and kept open until the bottle is filled, the surplus gas being allowed to escape into the reservoiro by again opening the valve in after valve h is' closed. Should there be an excess of pressure in reservoir 0, the safety-valve 0 will permit the excess to escape into the open air, and if any of the liquid is forced up into the reservoir 0 it will drain into a keg or other receptacle 0 from which it may be emptied into the carbonator through the pump A without deterioration. By means of this apparatus each bottle may be filled without the foaming of the liquid,

and each bottle is kept under uniform pressure of gas by means of the reservoir 0. Y

The conical rose It serves to screen and to thereby still the liquid before it enters the tube f, and it also serves, in connection with the direction of the port g, to direct the liquid in a film upon the walls of the tube f and the walls of the bottle f 1 By arranging the gasport is above the liq uid-port g the escape of liquid from the pipe e into the reservoir is prevented, and air or gas from the bottle may escape into the tube f above the liquid-port and be drawn off without obstructing the flow of the liquid.

Havingthus described the nature and objects of my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. In an apparatus of the character described, a carbonator, divided into two chambers by a transversely and obliquely arranged partition, the upper portion of said partition being perforated to permit of the flow of liquid from one chamber to the other without foaming, substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, a carbonator, a shaft traversing the same, agitating blades or paddles secured, to I 3. In an apparatus of the character described, a carbonator, a bottling-table and a nozzle, a delivery-pipe leading from the carbonator to the nozzle and terminating in the nozzle in a conical screen or rose adapted to direct the liquid against the walls of the nozzle, substantially asand for the purposes described.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, a carbonator divided into two chambers bya partition, the upper portion whereof is perforated to permit of the flow of liquid from one chamber to the other, a deliverypipe leading from the latter chamber, a bottling-nozzle, and a conical rose located within the nozzle and connected with said deliverypipe, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. CHARLES SAW.

Witnesses:

THoMAsM. SMITH, RICHARD O.'MAXWELL. 

